PETROV v. GONZALES

No. 05-4696.

464 F.3d 800 (2006)

Aleksey Gennadiyovich PETROV, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria T. Baldini-Potermin (argued), Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Joshua E. Braunstein (argued), Jennifer A. Levings, Margot L. Nadel, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

In 1998 the United States Embassy in Moscow gave Aleksey Gennadiyovich Petrov permission to enter the United States on parole, a reward for assistance that he had rendered in a criminal investigation. This status was renewed annually until Petrov was convicted of conspiracy to bribe federal officials as part of an immigration fraud. He admitted helping at least four other persons obtain bogus "green cards," accepting more than $10,000 for...

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